Bread-slicer.



A. JACKSON.

BREAD SLIGER. APPLICATION FILED Nov.21.-1910.

Patented July 23, 1912.

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Paz/(w A. JACKSON. BREAD SLICFR.A APPLICATION FILED Hov,21, 1910.

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,UnifrnD` STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

4ANDREW' JACKSON, or LEADVILLE, coLoRADo.

BREAD-SLICER.

Application med-November 21, 1910. Serial No. 593,493.

` To all whom it may concern.;

Beit known that I, ANDREW Jaciisomi a citizen of the United States.'- residing atA Leadville, in the count-vof Lake and Statel of Colorado. have invented 'certain new and useful Improvements in BreaclSlicers, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bread or other Slicers, and has particular reference to a device' of this character which will feed'thexloaf forward tothe cutting knife', step by step. 'l

Another object is to provide a device of this character, which will hold'the loaf froml the opposite side 4tothe knife, and impart a .slight pressure thereto.

These 4and, other objects will be apparent .from the following description, and with particular reference to the accompanying drawingsforming apart of. this specification, and in which,

Figure lis a side elevation of the device,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, Fig.

48 is atop plan4 view of the device, Fig. 4 is a transverse section on'th'e line of Referrmg now particularly to the drawings, it will b'e seen that the invention comprises an elevated platform 1, which is divided by a tran'sverse'slot` 2, to provide the receiver 3 at one end thereof. On one side i y of the platform, and running longitudinally thereof, is a guiding flange 4, and below said flange' is a ratchetbar 5, connected at one end to a pusher or follower v6, having the vertical spikes G which. are adapted -to pierce a loaf 7 of bread or other material t'o be cut- The follower comprises a. straight flat strip of metal 4 whichis adapted to lie .transversely o n' the platform Land isbent aro-und the iange 4 as at 5. The lower end 7 of the strip 4 extends below theflang'e and is secured to one end of the ratchet bar 5, so that the bar and'y follower move inunison. Suitably secured to the platform 1 and raised thereabove are thestandards or supports 8 and S. in the upper ends of which is journaleda'shaft 9,1which 1s disposed 1n parallel rigidly on one end of the shaft is afcurved knife 10, and on the opposite end -of the shaft is a crank handle 11, by meansof which the shaft is rotated to cause the knife to revolve through the above-mentioned slot 2. On the shaft 9, and adjacent'the crank, is a disk 12,-on one .face of which and adjarelation to the platform. Mounted cent the periphery thereof. is formed a cani ledge 13. Mounted pivotally .near its central portion is va curved arm '14, having. its nose 15 engaging in the ratchet teeth of the bar Specification bf Letters Patent.4 PatQntedJuly 2.3, 1912, p

5. and a reduced portion on its upper end yadapted to engage on the ledge 13. This 'v Y ledge 13 extends circumferentially on the disk, and is-higher at a point 16 thanv at a point 17,. so that the said lever or arm 14 will be rocked as the surface ofthe ledge platform 1 in engagement with-'the spikes 6 and pushed forward until the loaf vis over the slot 2, and the knife rotated by means" of the handle 11. This cuts a' slice from the loaf,'land at the same time theydi'sk 12 'en-' i 'gaging with the upper end of the 'arm 14 moves the Isame back and forth and advances* In the receiving -The material to be cut is placed on the" "e5 the loaf another step under thev knife. Pivotally mounted on the standard 8 is \an arm 19, but moving in apath transversely to that of the other arm, and adapted to engage vthe upper face of the loaf. ldisk 12 is eccen-l trically mounted on the opposite end of the shaft 9, and. formed-in the peripheral face thereof. is an undercut groovlor slot 2.0,- which is adaptedvto receive therein, the AT- vshaped head of theV extension 19";0f the arm 19. Then the disk l2 isrevolved, thearm 19 is rocked backward l and forward, toward and 'away from the *loafl to form a :lirnr backing against which the loaf is held while the knife is-in theact of'cutting.- The arm 19 movesaway vfrom the yloaffwhen the'knifef has passed through the loaf, and'advances 'I thereagainst when the knife 'again,advances`l y to the cutting point. The lower portion 0f.- the arm. 19 is somewhat wider than the npl.

per portion,v and engages against? the loaf'4 back of the knife. The slices-of the mate# rial, when out, readily falljinto theLreceiv'- 'ing tray 3. On one sideiof the platform y 1 issecured a' handle .S22-by means of'which the entirel- 4device maybe readily carried. l

llt will thus be seen that the material is effectively cnt and held While being' cut. Also the loaf is advanced step by step to present a freshliortion to be cut.

llilhat is claimed is:

il slicing machine comprising a platform upon a, snitalole support, a raclr bar slidahly .mtmnted upon the support, one vedge of the platform projcctingbeyond the edge of the support to form a guide edge, a follower secured to one end of the rack bar and enrred intermediate its ends for engagement over the guide edge of the platform, 'said follower having a portion thereof resting upon the platform and adapted for movement longitudinally thereorer7 said follower having article engaging means t'or engagement with an article to more the same lon- Lg'itndinalltt 1 upon the platform nponmovement of the rack har, article slicing mechanism, and means for operating the rack bar to feed the article along the plat-form and at the same time to operate the slicing meeha`nis1n for slicing the article, and means tor automatically engaging the article t'o retain the same in position during the operation 'ot' slicing the said article.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signature, 1n the presence oit two witnesses.

ANDREW JACKSON.

litnesses y JOHN E. lWIoKLND, EDWARD BERG. 

